Combined stove and fireless cooker.



c; a. mumam. COMBINEDISKWE AND HRELESS COOKER.

' APPLWATZGH FILED JAN. 4, I916.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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v M v may 'm WE i r J avwizutoz o mrnn snares CLAUDE R. FOUNTAIN, OFATHENS, GEORGIA.

COMBINED STOVE AND FIBELESS COQKER.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916;

Application filed January 4, 1916. Serial No. 70,279.

To all whom it may c ncern v Be it known that I, CLAUDE R. FOUNTAIN,

The invention relates to a combined stove and fireless cooker. I

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a combinationstove and fireless cookerof this character wherein access is had to theinterior thereof through the side of the body to the respective heatingcompartments therein, thereby enabling independent communication witheach compartment so as to avoid the escape of heat from the uppercompartments when access is had to any of the lower ones.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a combined stoveand-cooker of this character wherein maximum heat is utilized forheating the substances to be cooked in the respective compartments, thewalls of thecooker and the heating unit with as little loss of heat aspossible.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a combined stoveand fireless cooker of this character wherein the burneris controlled bya door at the bottom of the same which also actuates an igniter orsparking device so that on the opening of the said door the fuel will beturned on and the same lighted at the burner and upon the closing ofthis door the fuel will be shut "off, thereby avoiding the waste of fueland the heat, after the cooker has become thoroughly heated.

A still further Ob ect of the invention is the provision of a combinedstove and cooker of this character wherein the heat is conducted throughthe superposed compartments thereof and exhausted from the bottom ofsaid stove or cooker.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of acombination stove and .cooker of this character wherein the heat isdirected therein in such a manner so that the same will be given updirectly to the substances to be cooked.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of acombination stove andcooker of this character which is extremely simplein construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purpose andinexpensive in manufacture.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter pointedout.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified'in the construction hereinafter set forth. and the scope ofthe appli-,

cation of which will be indicated in the claim hereunto appended. p

In the. accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of acombined stove and fireless cooker constructed in accordance with theinvention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2: Fig. 4: is asectional view on the line of Fig. 3-; Fig. 5 is a front elevation ofthe sparking device or igniter, showing by full lines the positionthereof when the bottom door of the stove or cookenis closed and bydotted lines its position when the :door is open; Fig. 6 is afragmentary vertical sectional view showing by dotted lines the doorclosed and by full linesthe door open for controlling the fuel supply tothe burner. Similar characters of reference denote corresponding partsthrougl'ioutthe several views of the drawings. i

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

combined stove and fireless cooker comprises a box-like body A, thewalls of which, are suitably insulated or made from insulated material,and at the bottom of the body is hinged a swinging door 10, whileprovided at the front of the body are a. plurality of swinging doorsll'which permit access to be had to the interior of the said body Awhich has arranged therein superposed reticulated shelves 1'2 dividingthe said body into independent compartments, and access may be had toeither of the compartments on the opening of its'door.

Formed interiorly of the body A and spaced from the end walls thereofarevertiloo cal partitions 13which, at their upper ends,

let substantially the length of thebody} forthe exhaust of hot airtherefrom. on the ters which serve to catch the condensation opening ofthe bottom door 10, the said and outer faces thereof and also formed .on4 the inner faces of the ends and side walls of the body 11 near theirlower ends are gutduring the steaming of food stuffs within the body.

Removably placed upon the lowermost shelf 12 is a heating unit or slab16 prefer ably made from soapstone, "and this unit or slab is heated ina manner presently described.

Passed through the rear wall of the-body 11 and extended into thelowermost compartmentwithin said body beneath the unit or slab 16 is afuel supply pipe 17 which is provided without the body with a cut-oil?valve 18, and mounted upon this pipe 17 interiorly' of the body is aburner 19 which,

when ignited,serves to heat'the unit or slab 16 and the compartmentsformed by the shelves 12 interiorly of the body. Pivotally connected tothe'hinged edge of the bottom door 10 is a link 20 which is alsopivotally connected to a crank 2-1 mounted on-- the plug of the valve18, the said valve being normally closed when the door-is shut and uponthe opening thereof the valve. is

automatically opened for the turning on of the fuel to the burner 19,the latter being ignited ina manner presentlydescribed.

[Arranged within the lowermost compartment in the body A is a sparkingdevice which comprises a bracket 22 suitablyfixed to the inner faceof'the rear wall of the body A, thevbracket being formed with resilientarms23 and 24 respectively, v he arm 23 .being constructed to support aserrated block 25; while the arm 24 is constructed to support a sparkingelement 26 which is adapted to engage the block 25 for producing a sparkon the. movement of the arms 23 and ""24 away from each other.-

Mounted upon the bottom. door 10 is an adjustable yoke 27,'the arms ofwhich act upon the arms 23 and 24 to contract or move the-same towardeach other upon the closing of the said door 10 and on the open ng ofthis door the resiliency of the arms 23 and 24 will effect the spreadingthereof, which will draw the sparking element 26 over the serratedfaceof the block 25, thereby producing a spark for the ignition of the .fuelat the burner 19, which fuel is permitted to flow thereto when the door10 is opened by the link 20 actuating the valve to open the same." Onthe closing'of the door 10 the fuel is cut off from the burner .19 bythe closing of thevalve 18 in the pipe 17, thereby shutting ofi theproducts of combustion withinthe combined stove and cooker fro 'nvconnection with the accompanying drawthe barman It will be apparent thatthe combined stove and cooker can be used for cooking purposes, theheating unit or slab 16 being designed to retain the heat when theburner is not lighted after the closing of the bottom door 10. Thisheating unit or slab 16 can be readily removed from thebody A so that onthe lighting of the burner .food substances placed within the said bodyA can be baked and the apparatus used as an ordinary stove. It will beapparent that it is'impossible to turn on the fuel without igniting thesame .at the burner. When the burner is ignited heated prior to theheating of the substances placed in the superposed compartment. Whendesired, a suitable'receptacle containing water can be placed within thebody A. instead of the heating unit or slab 16 for steaming. purposes.Also, if desired, an-

other receptacle containing water can be placed on the shelves for therespective compartments within the body A. The products of combustionpass upwardly-through the respective compartments within the body A andthence downwardly through the fines 14 formed between the partitions 13on the end walls of the-body A and will be discharged from the saidflues through the open bottom when the-bottom door -10 is open. Theheating unit or slab 16can be placed within the lower compartment in thebody A when cold and 1 the burner, when lightedywill'serve to heat thesame as well as the walls of the. said body A and the substances placedtherein to be cooked. By reason of thefact that the products ofcombustion pass upwardly through the heating compartment the heattherein, "that is to say, the larger part thereof, will be given up tothe substances for the cooking thereof, .while the walls which absorb aportion of the heat also serve to radiate such heat for the cook ing ofthe substanceswithin the compartments in the body A of the apparatus.

.It is of course understood that in lieu of the burner 19 any otherheater may be sub stituted.

Mounted exteriorly on the body Anear the top thereof is a suitablethermometer 28 which enables a person to ascertain the temperature orthe degree of heat interiorly of the apparatus.

' The condensation is drained from the gutters through suitable outlettubes or drain conduits 29 leading therefrom to the exterior of the bodyof the apparatus.

From the foregoingdescription, taken in the invention will be readilyapparent and a more extended explanation has, therefore,

been omitted;

Having thus described my nyention, I

' claim A combined stove and fireless cooker oomprising an insulatedbodyha ing doors at "its bottom and one side, reticulated shelves withinsaid body for forming compartments, means interiorly of the body forconducting heat downwardly from the top thereof after passing upwardlythroughthe compartments, a heater located within the body near thebottom thereof, means for controlling the fuel supply to the heater and.

actuated by the bottom door, means for igniting the heater and operatedby said '-bot tom door, and gutters located interiorly of the body atthe bottom thereof and having outlet drain conduits leading therefromexteriorly of the body. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLAUDE R. FOUNTAIN. Witnesses:

P. T. Bn'r'rs, E RL FROMBROUGH.

